Let’s talk about Chen Zhengda’s incident in Qinzhou. After a ship of pirates was wiped out, how could the pirate leader give up and summon more pirates to invade the fishing village. Qinzhou is known as the end of the world and is a southern wilderness. The people are relatively poor and far away from developed countries.
Along the coast of the Central Plains, there were not many robbed economic targets, so the overall number of pirate groups was not large, only about two to three hundred people.
Although the joint defense of fishing villages and the use of lanterns to exchange news is effective, it is only a passive defense. Only by taking the initiative and attacking the pirates' lair can they be saved once and for all. Chen Zhengda was the number one martial artist, with high martial arts skills and a thorough knowledge of the art of war. However, under the Song Dynasty system, the magistrate had no right to transfer
Soldiers, according to the procedures, have to report to the court and go back and forth for several months. However, the military situation on the front line is changing rapidly, so how can it be done in time? Relying only on government officials and police officers, firstly, there is insufficient manpower, secondly, the weapons and martial arts are not good, and thirdly, the functions are wrong.
No enemy of hundreds of pirates.
What should we do? Chen Zhengda thought for a long time and found that the Bai, Dai, Zhuang, and Miao people admired the couple very much. There was also a pirate invading the joint protection system. All ethnic groups and villages had militiamen. The people's support could be used, and hundreds of them were strong.
It is not difficult to defeat pirates by concentrating them, adding some government officials, and conducting military training together.
The pirates are based on Xiangbei Island, which is seventy miles away, and is not on the commercial waterway. Everything else is easy to say. How to quietly board the island without being suspected by them is a difficult problem.
"There are two harbors on the island that can park large ships. We can divide our troops into two groups. On July 18, the sea is foggy and the tide is high in the early morning. We will arrive at the port together and seize their ships." The old man surnamed Gan is an old fisherman.
, I had been to this island for fishing earlier, drew a sketch on the table, and explained it to everyone: "As long as we succeed in seizing the boat, we will be able to catch the turtle."
If the numbers are equal and the opponent has the advantage of the location, even if the port is captured, the turtle may bite his finger while trying to catch it.
At this time, a spy came to report and found out that the Cao's Liquor Shop in Qinzhou Bay was the contact point for pirates. Should he send a police officer to call it? Chen Zhengda thought about it and thought about it, and said: "Don't alert the snake, I have my own uses."
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In Cao's wine shop, two businessmen whispered in the corner: "Did you know that Chen Zhizhou seems to be an upright official, but he secretly accepted bribes and wanted to transport the treasures he received to the capital for activities."
B said: "No way, the people have benefited greatly from it in the past two years. I heard that the couple paid all their salary to dig wells and other things."
A certain person said mysteriously: "You don't know this. Qinzhou is known as the end of the world, and there are many officials who have been demoted and exiled. Everyone wants to return to Beijing. What he collects is money from these people who want to absolve themselves of crimes. Think about it
, they all used to be high-ranking officials, who in the family has never been rich?"
A certain Yi Dawu said: "This is a trick to win fame among the people, and use the mentality of being demoted to return to the capital to gain money and connections in the court. He gained both fame and fortune. He was born as a champion and came to Qinzhou, a poor place.
If you are a local official, you naturally feel unwilling to do so, so I understand."
Two days later, the pirates received news that Chen Zhizhou had secretly entrusted a private ship to transport the property to Bianjing, and that another group of pirates far away in Pan'ou seemed to be interested in the property.
The leader of the thieves ordered: "Brothers, the food in your mouth must not be snatched by sharks. We are close to Qinzhou Bay, but soon after they go out to sea, we will all go out to strike first."
"The merchant ship has just left the sea and is escorted by officers and soldiers. What should I do?"
"Master, you are too worried. The coastal defense officers and soldiers are not under the jurisdiction of Qinzhou Fujing. He is doing something shameful and sneaky. He is more afraid of being discovered by the officials than we are." The pirate leader laughed loudly and ordered his men to spy on the Panyu pirates.
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In order to prevent the Panyu pirates from intercepting the pirates, the pirates came out in full force. After boarding the large cargo ship, they found a large number of officers and soldiers emerging from the cabin. The pirates had no time to escape, and most of them were shot dead by the officers and soldiers, and dozens of others were captured.
The pirates on the boat quickly abandoned their companions and ran away. In the early morning, they ran back to Xiangbei Island and disembarked from the boat. Suddenly there was a sound of bowstrings. Dozens of pirates in front were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Those behind them hurriedly ran to the boat, only to find that the boat had already
They drove away and could not get on the ship. After half an hour of fierce fighting on the beach, all the pirates were either captured or killed. The pirates who brought trouble to Qinzhou disappeared from now on.
These are all Chen Zhengda's schemes. Although the prefect of Qinzhou has no power to dispatch troops, the patrol soldiers have the responsibility to maneuver and fight against pirates. He revealed the information to the general, which is a credit to the general. In the name of patrol, the general sent troops
He boarded the ship and cooperated with the arrest of the pirates. He also organized militiamen to go to the island at high tide in the early morning. The pirates came out in full force. There were only dozens of old and weak people guarding the island, and they were solved easily. Then, he set an ambush at the dock and the pirates disembarked.
, the water ghost boarded the ship and drove away from the pirate ship, ambushed all the troops, and killed more than 60 remaining pirates with more than ten casualties. He picked out some of the treasures from the pirates' treasures and distributed them to the families of the deceased, and divided the rest into two parts
, part of it was taken back to the national treasury, and the other part was given to the fishermen for daily training and theft prevention.
The memorial of the victory in the suppression of the bandits was reported to the imperial court by express delivery 800 miles away. A month later, the imperial edict was handed down. In the edict, Chen Zhengda was severely criticized for taking matters into his own hands and training militiamen, and was ordered to return all the property seized during the pirates to the national treasury.
This meritorious service will not be rewarded or punished, and from now on, he will be transferred to the post of magistrate of Yuanzhou.
It turned out that after the memorial was delivered to the court, the emperor was overjoyed. Considering that he had not won any foreign battles in so many years, he wanted to reward him heavily. However, the ministers unanimously opposed it, saying that it was the old system of Taizu.
It is a big taboo that this trend must not last long. Since Chen Zhuangyuan was an official for the first time and did not understand the rules, the merits and demerits were equal to each other. In order to prevent similar things from happening again in the future, the civil servants collectively suggested that he be transferred to Yuan, which is no longer near the sea.
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"I remember that Yuanzhou is the old capital of Yelang Kingdom, and there are many interesting historical stories there." Su Yuehong said, "Let's go there for the next stop of our honeymoon.
There is an idiom called Yelang arrogant, which tells the story of the Yelang Kingdom. During the Han Dynasty, there was a small country named Yelang in the southwest. Although it was an independent country, it had a small territory and few people.
The products were even more pitiful. However, since Yelang was the largest country in the neighboring area, the king of Yelang, who had never left the country, thought that the country he ruled was the largest country in the world.
One day, an envoy from the Han Dynasty arrived at Yelang Kingdom. The proud and ignorant king did not know that the country he ruled was only about the same size as a county in the Han Dynasty. He did not know the heights of the sky and the heights of the sky and asked the envoy: "Which is bigger, the Han Dynasty or my country?"
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Jin Huabin agreed with a smile. He rented a taxi from Qinzhou and drove to Yuanzhou, which is now hh city. Before departure, stationmaster Gan introduced Officer Niu from the Huaihua Cultural Center and accompanied the two to search for Chen Zhengda's remains. .
After hearing their explanation of their purpose, Officer Niu replied with a smile: "You have found the right person today. I will take you for a walk up Chuanyan Mountain to take a look at the ant mound left by Chen Zhengda."
A grave for ants? The two of them became interested and asked about the story in detail.